The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08

Dec. 2i-Twcnty-eight residences and two
business houses burned in Galveston, Tex
| Loss S120,00O. :. Every business house In Vic
toria, Ark destroyed by incendiary fires. Loss
| $150,0OO.
Dec. s5-Plunkett's Sons warp mill at Adams
| Mass, burned: loss, $3.50, 900. The Dean wool
en- mills at Newark, Del, destroyed; loss,
100000
! Jan. Am. de Frcycinet accepted French
| Premiership and began to form new Cabinet
Jan. 12-The British Parliament began Its ses
sion.
Feb. 2-Bismarck's policy In expclling the
Poles caused great excitement in Germany and
| Austria.
Feb. s-A great riot of mechanics and Social
| lists occurred ut Trafalgar Square, London.
| Feb. 1S-Mr. Gladstone pronounced against
coercion in Ireland.
| Mar. I'M. Pasteur announced to the Fren ct
Academy that his treatment for rabies had sue.
ceeded in s25 cases and failed in but one.
| Mar a-The Finance Minister reported to
Dominion Parliament that the public debt OF
Canada was SOS, 800, 600.
Mar. 6--Burmay permanently annexed to the
| British possessions.
| March 1O-An attempt made at Amiens,
| France, to assassnate Jules Verne.
| March 16-Joseph Chamberlain and Mr.. Ire.
| veyan rendered Mr.. Gladstone their resigna-
| tions as members Of his Cabinet.
| am's cighty-third birthday observed with great
ceremony throughout the Empire
March 27-In conflict with Belgian troops at
by them TO the amount OF ss,5Oo,oo0.
Mar, 31-Slavery abolished in the Kingdom of
Corea, where half the people were formerly
| slaves.
Apr 5-Rlght-Hon. William e. Forster, Chief
Secretary to Ireland, died in London.
Apr S-Mr. Gladstone unfolded his scheme
Apr. is-The Earl of shaftesbury committed
| suicide at London.
Apr. 1s-Great fire at Honolulu, spread over
sixty acres, rendered 5000 people homeless, and
Apr. 2-74ss families OF Montreal made
homeless by the floods.
Aps; ss-In the fire at stry, Austria 1ss lives
destroyed
May 14-Rcports say that the hurricane re-
Gently occurring in Madrid killed thirty.two
persons, and injured over six hundred.
May IA son born to Queen Christine, Of
Spain.
day celebrated in London.
June 7-Home Rule bill defeated in House of
Commons, by 341 to 81.
June lO,EPhysicians report King Ludwig, of
June l3-King Ludwig, deposed. committed
suicide by drowning himself in Starnberg Lake.
june 19IDeath OF Hobart Pasha, Marshal of
of Queen victoria's reign observed in London.
June H-The expelled Count de Paris left
France for England; the Bonapartists to reside
June 25-Parliament formally prorogued by
Queen Victoria
June os-Prince Luitpold made Regent OF
Bavaria, during the insane King Otto's reign.
July 19-Popular vote in English Parliament
M ary s elections resulted in Unionist majority OF
July a0-Gladstone and his Cabinet resigned.
July O-Death of Franz Liszt, the great
pianist, at Bayreuth.
Aug. sECrown Prince of Germany opened
founding Of Heidelberg University.
Aug. SEngland's new Parliament met, with
Arthur w. Peel IS Speaker.
Aug. .3-Editor Cutting released from Mexi-
can jail, and removed to American soil.
Aug. T-House Of Commons rejected Mr. Par
nells amendment, by vote Of a0tto 1S1.
Sept. 3-Cholera broke out In Italy.
Sept. 17-Cholera in Austro- Hungary.
Sept. 21-Parnelrs bill for suspension Of evic-
tions in Ireland, defeated by 297 to 2O2.
Oct: e-Hundreds of people dying daily at Co
oct; Fixing Otto of Bavaria pronounced vi
olently insane.
Nov. s-Cholera in Japan abating.
Nov. Sired. Archer, aged thirty years,
famous jockey, killed himself with u revolver
at Newmarket, Eng, while in delirium Of fever.
Nov. 9-Inauguration of Alderman Hanson
as Lord Mayor OF London caused terrible out
break Of Socialists and unemployed poor.
Nov. 1.-THE King Of Denmark refused to al
low his son. Prince Waldemar, TO accept the Of
Nov 13-Ninety-six persons lost by the wreck
ing of the Chinese steamer Yakataman, OF Nu-
INot. lO-NcPOTt tusit 1uTCla COrucHb, Cuuul
date for the Presidency Of Mexico, was assassi-
mated, confirmed. E. Prince Nicholas OF Min
grela, selected by Russia for the throne OF
Bulgaria.
Nov. a3-Princcss Beatrice, youngest daugh-
ter of Queen Victoria. gave birth to u son.
Dec. 3.-French Ministers rendered resigna-
tion to President Grevy.
Dec. 9-Forty-two lives lost by collision of
steamers of the coast of Queensland. Cholera
increasing in Argentine Republic. Severest
storm ever experienced raging OIL the British
coast.
Dec. 10-Mr. Gladstone disapproved Of anti
rent campaign in Ireland.
Dec. l6-Arrest of William O'Brien, editor OF
United Ireland, and John Dillon, Matthew Har-
rts and David Dillon, members Of Parliament,
charged with conspiracy to defraud. for their
in the anti-rent campaign.
Dec. 0-A family of eight persons asphyx.
lated in County Tipperary, Ireland. Thirteen
persons killed and thirty others injured in o
ship Llanelly foundered ut Holyhead; twelve
persons drowned. :. Mauroyeni Bey appointed
Turkish Minister to Washington.
Dec. 2.-Owing to heavy snow-storms rail-
way trafic completely suspended throughout
Central Germany.
Dec 2s-Messrs. Dillon, sheehy, Harris and
OBrien, charged with conspiracy to defraud,
by magistrate ut Loughrea, Ire
land, the evidence not deemed sufficient to war
rant prosecution. The resignation Of Lord
Randolph Churchill from the British Cabinet
circles.
Dec. A-Steamer Vile de Victoria sunk in
the river Tngus, forty of her passengers and
crew perishing. John Lewis & Co. g immense
toy establishment at Liverpool burned; loss,
3, 100000